Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer whose cancer cells - taken without her knowledge - became one of the most important tools in...
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the use of experimental approaches to the study of media histories and their cultures. Doing media archaeological experiments, such as...
Tea culture in Europe?! - Yes, indeed! This book is the first presenting hospitality embraced by tea culture: fascinating tea ceremonies, impressive tea china and, comfortable tea houses as well as...
Barbie(TM) can be a soccer player in this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader--with stickers It's time for the big championship soccer game, and Barbie's friend Raquelle thinks she can...
Die Studien und Texte zur Sozialgeschichte der Literatur (STSL) veröffentlichen seit 1975 herausragende literatur-, geschichts- und kulturwissenschaftliche Arbeiten zur vornehmlich deutschen...
From the "New York Times-"bestselling author of the Temeraire novels comes the first graphic novel in a thrilling new saga about the next generation of high-flying costumed crusaders....
On se souvient du portrait de l'écrivain naturaliste Émile Zola assis parmi ses japonaiseries signé Édouard Manet et des copies méticuleuses que Van Gogh réalisa des estampes d'Hiroshige,...
The life and times of Pieter Bruegel the Elder(c. 1526/30–1569) were marked żeby stark cultural conflict. He witnessed religious wars, the Duke of Alba’s brutal rule as governor of the Netherlands,...
Nel pieno del realismo artistico che caratterizzava il periodo tardo gotico e gli inizi del Rinascimento, il pittore olandese Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450-1516) rappresentava qualcosa di più di...
Over 2 million people have read the no. 1 New York Times bestseller Wonder and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Readers have also been treated to...
Considerato un vero eroe popolare in America Latina e uno dei più importanti artisti messicani – così come sua moglie, la pittrice Frida Kahlo – Diego Rivera (1886–1957) visse intensamente,...
Conviértase en un detective de la historia del arte con este fascinante estudio sobre los más mínimos detalles de pinturas célebres en todo el mundo, y descubra las historias de personajes y...
Does Buddhism require faith? Can an atheist or agnostic follow the Buddha's teachings without believing in reincarnation or organized religion? This is one man's confession. In his classic...
Despite the relevance of astrology in Graeco-Roman mentality, our information about the early period of Hellenistic astrology is marred aby the scarcity of original sources. Personal astrology did...
Basic Writings of Existentialism, unique to the Modern Library, presents the writings of key nineteenth- and twentieth-century thinkers broadly united aby their belief that because life has no...
Marilyn & Me erzählt die Geschichte von einem Idol, das kaum drei Monate später verstarb, und einem jungen Fotografen, der noch ganz am Anfang seiner Laufbahn stand. Mit mehr als 100 Bildern,...
The book provides an up-to-date overview of the fast growing area of vibrational spectroscopy. Analytic methods using vibrational spectroscopy allow for the chemical analysis of materials....
Illus. In full color. "A rhyming story that is full of laughs. 'The alarm can ring. The birds can peep....Today's the day I'm going to sleep, ' says a lazy boy one morning, and...
Fans of Vampirina and the Princess in Black series will love Isadora Moon: half-fairy, half-vampire, totally unique--and total ballerina Isadora Moon is special because she is different. But just...
The book responds to the challenge of the global turn in the humanities from the perspective of art history. A global art history, it argues, need not follow the logic of economic globalization nor...
Garten has assembled yet another outstanding collection of beloved recipes that are easy to make and sure to delight everyone. With 150 wonderful photos of Garten cooking in her home, as well as...
¿Es la extinción del deseo sexual una ley inexorable de la vida enpareja? Si bien la experiencia de muchos matrimonios parececorroborarlo, no hay nada que lo determine. Partiendo de la...
The Dutch Golden Age of painting spawned some of history's greatest artists and artisans, but few can boast the genius and legacy of Rembrandt Harmensz. Van Rijn (1606-1669). Despite never...